#CD5B65#CD5B65
#CD5B65 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.145 H 17.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD5B65 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 91, 101) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 53%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 56%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.6%, 50.7%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.39, 46.08, 16.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.39, 49.05, 20.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.6% 0.1385 0.0424) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.6% 0.145 17) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2693, 21.4045, 14.7942) |
| Luminance | 0.2140 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.22
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 4.08
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.51
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.52
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 5.57
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD5B65 #5BCDC3
analogous
#CD5B9E #CD5B65 #CD8A5B
triadic
#CD5B65 #65CD5B #5B65CD
tetradic
#CD5B65 #9ECD5B #5BCDC3 #8A5BCD
square
#CD5B65 #9ECD5B #5BCDC3 #8A5BCD
split-complementary
#CD5B65 #5BCD8A #5B9ECD
monochromatic
#852931 #B43742 #CD5B65 #DB8A91 #EAB9BD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.98
#CD5B65 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.28
#CD5B65 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD5B65
5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD5B65 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD5B65 | 1.00 | 3.98 | 5.28 | 5.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#757165
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#918862
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF4A5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd5b65; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 91, 101); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.145 17.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e18d90',
500: '#cd5b65',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd5b65; $custom-light: #e18d90; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd5b65",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 91,
"b": 101
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.737,
"s": 53.271,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61598,
"c": 0.14484,
"h": 17
},
"luminance": 0.21401
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD5B65
secondary
#ABD9D5
accent
#DDD04B
background
#FEF8F8
surface
#FDF0F0
border
#D5CBCB
text
#160C0C
muted
#847D7D